Since its creation in 1499, Michelangelo’s Pietà has inspired emotion, faith, and imitation through its elegant depiction of the Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ. Yet few know the secrets that are still ...

From Our Lady of the World’s Fair: Bringing Michelangelo ... the pope approved the sculpture’s loan. On March 29, 1962, the New York Times broke the news: the Pietà was coming to the fair. Under the ...

In the image — now known as the Philippines’ “Pieta” photograph, a nod to the Michelangelo sculpture of the Virgin Mary cradling Jesus’ body — Olayres’ grief is quietly etched on her ...

A 10-month project to restore the giant bronze-and-wood canopy in the middle of St Peter's Basilica is nearing completion, ...

As Rome welcomed the arrival of autumn, waves of avid tourists converged at the crossroads of Via delle Muratte, Via dei ...

Getty Images Fashion label Pieta is named after Michelangelo's sculpture of Mary holding Jesus after his crucifixion "We believe in rehabilitation efforts of prisoners, including through prison ...

The drawing now for sale foreshadows Michelangelo’s most famous works — Pieta, David and the frescoes on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome. The drawing has now returned to Florence ...

Five years since experts finally agreed it's a Michelangelo, the sketch is at last up for grabs. Michelangelo, Study of Jupiter (ca. 1490). Courtesy of Dickinson. The British Museum’s Nicholas ...

A walking tour of Venice, the birthplace of the Renaissance and home to many of the world’s greatest artistic treasures ...

She said the statue was created by Michelangelo Buonarroti, the Renaissance master who painted the Sistine Chapel and etched David out of marble before his 1564 death. She learned this from her ...

As an architect, he designed and created this memorial chapel for his patrons, the Medici, a harmonious ensemble of innovative architecture, tombs, and sculpture. ♪ As a sculptor, Michelangelo ...

Charles Dance is set to play Italian artist Michaelangelo in new BBC docu-drama “Renaissance: The Blood and The Beauty.” Dance’s casting in the three-part series came as the BBC unveiled its ...